Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady. Feeder bulls were 3.00 to 4.00 higher.

Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady. Average offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.57/cwt on 151 head.

Average price

$118.57

151 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$34.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.69

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	427	126.51	540	79
Medium and Large 2	504	112.73	568	55
Small 1-2	419	105.04	440	11thin
Medium and Large 3	584	92.33	539	6thin

One grade step is worth $34.19/cwt here — about $1 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale151 hd

118.57

—

SC average5 barns · 591 hd

120.26

−1.69

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,699	99.01	1,682	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	71.18	857	107
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	68.08	990	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	868	62.93	546	31

Every lot, as filed

100 lots · USDA AMS · Saluda County Stockyards - Saluda, SC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Small 1-2	—	267	121.63/cwt	120.00–125.00	325	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	121.80/cwt	120.00–125.00	390	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	313	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	347	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	435	101.87/cwt	100.00–103.00	443	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	423	120.40/cwt	116.00–125.00	509	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	386	120.71/cwt	115.00–125.00	466	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	558	101.49/cwt	100.00–103.00	566	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	460	112.95/cwt	110.00–115.00	520	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	510	107.99/cwt	105.00–110.00	551	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	427	111.92/cwt	110.00–115.00	478	5
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	810	340.12/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,755	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	920	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,440	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	923	742.44/cwt	700.00–790.00	6,853	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	233	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	286	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	543	101.49/cwt	100.00–103.00	551	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	238	110.97/cwt	110.00–112.00	264	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	155.58/cwt	150.00–162.50	593	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	130.04/cwt	125.00–135.00	740	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	125.19/cwt	123.00–127.00	771	5
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	895	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,923	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	759	501.42/cwt	400.00–580.00	3,806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	128.34/cwt	125.00–135.00	477	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	148.41/cwt	145.00–156.00	626	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	120.50/cwt	118.00–123.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	138.81/cwt	135.00–145.00	651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	157.61/cwt	155.00–160.00	363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	137.72/cwt	136.00–142.00	729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	127.59/cwt	125.00–131.00	781	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	585	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	649	1
Bulls	—	—	1,819	108.36/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,971	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	68.08/cwt	64.00–70.00	990	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	82.27/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,103	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	72.82/cwt	64.00–80.00	880	89
Bulls	—	—	1,646	94.85/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,561	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	57.62/cwt	50.00–62.00	655	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,073	670.40/cwt	635.00–725.00	7,193	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,990	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	54.20/cwt	50.00–60.00	461	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	70.12/cwt	65.00–78.00	619	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	106.57/cwt	100.00–110.00	357	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	311	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,186	894.81/cwt	825.00–950.00	10,612	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,087.53/cwt	1,025.00–1,150.00	11,310	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,945	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,186	916.32/cwt	870.00–960.00	10,868	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	773	91.63/cwt	90.00–94.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	104.17/cwt	100.00–110.00	382	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	92.65/cwt	90.00–95.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	117.44/cwt	115.00–120.00	314	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	92.25/cwt	90.00–94.00	488	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	820	92.02/cwt	90.00–94.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	92.52/cwt	90.00–95.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	92.00/cwt	90.00–93.00	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	119.41/cwt	114.00–120.00	671	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	107.75/cwt	107.00–109.00	677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	107.48/cwt	106.00–109.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	116.02/cwt	110.00–120.00	560	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	136.53/cwt	130.00–145.00	446	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	133.39/cwt	130.00–137.50	684	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	141.31/cwt	137.50–148.00	592	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	159.98/cwt	150.00–165.00	539	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	123.63/cwt	121.00–128.00	654	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	127.82/cwt	125.00–135.00	422	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	123.64/cwt	120.00–130.00	523	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	125.98/cwt	123.00–133.00	592	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	136.51/cwt	135.00–140.00	775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	135.92/cwt	130.00–145.00	378	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	124.80/cwt	120.00–130.00	584	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	116.94/cwt	115.00–120.00	384	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	117.23/cwt	115.00–120.00	420	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	127.25/cwt	124.00–132.00	541	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	144.14/cwt	141.00–150.00	669	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	119.61/cwt	115.00–125.00	636	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	134.63/cwt	130.00–140.00	560	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	111.38/cwt	108.00–114.00	804	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	133.50/cwt	130.00–137.50	505	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	128.68/cwt	125.00–132.50	367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	118.32/cwt	118.00–119.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	98.66/cwt	96.00–102.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	125.52/cwt	120.00–130.00	654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	119.68/cwt	118.00–122.00	743	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	138.14/cwt	135.00–145.00	322	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	129.99/cwt	127.00–135.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	111.98/cwt	107.00–118.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	114.51/cwt	110.00–118.00	607	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	113.71/cwt	110.00–120.00	495	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	113.39/cwt	110.00–116.00	646	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	706	1

How this sale compares

South Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Saluda County Stockyards - Saluda, SC

Mon Jun 14, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 455Last week 760Year ago 661

Slaughter CattleReceipts 173Last week 110Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 27Year ago 20

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady. Feeder bulls were 3.00 to 4.00 higher.

Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady. Average offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	267	120.00–125.00	121.63
3	—	320	120.00–125.00	121.80
3	—	423	116.00–125.00	120.40
9	—	386	115.00–125.00	120.71
2	—	233	120.00–125.00	122.58
1	—	465	115.00	115.00
1	—	585	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	150.00–162.50	155.58
6	—	422	145.00–156.00	148.41
2	—	658	124.00	124.00
2	—	705	118.00–123.00	120.50
2	—	230	155.00–160.00	157.61
4	—	529	136.00–142.00	137.72
5	—	612	125.00–131.00	127.59
7	—	337	150.00–165.00	159.98
4	—	568	135.00–140.00	136.51
6	—	464	141.00–150.00	144.14
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	100.00–110.00	106.57
5	—	367	100.00–110.00	104.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	327	130.00–145.00	136.53
6	—	278	130.00–145.00	135.92
6	—	416	130.00–140.00	134.63
5	—	722	108.00–114.00	111.38
10	—	378	130.00–137.50	133.50
4	—	521	120.00–130.00	125.52
6	—	621	118.00–122.00	119.68
3	—	233	135.00–145.00	138.14
3	—	478	127.00–135.00	129.99
2	—	673	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	110.00–112.00	110.98
3	—	435	100.00–103.00	101.87
2	—	558	100.00–103.00	101.49
2	—	543	100.00–103.00	101.49
2	—	238	110.00–112.00	110.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	372	125.00–135.00	128.34
1	—	235	125.00	125.00
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
6	—	529	121.00–128.00	123.63
7	—	330	125.00–135.00	127.82
17	—	470	123.00–133.00	125.98
24	—	425	124.00–132.00	127.25
2	—	285	125.00–132.50	128.68
3	—	628	118.00–119.00	118.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	90.00–95.00	92.65
1	—	600	91.00	91.00
1	—	525	95.00	95.00
1	—	660	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	267	115.00–120.00	117.44
4	—	628	107.00–109.00	107.75
1	—	815	89.00	89.00
1	—	780	94.00	94.00
5	—	483	110.00–120.00	116.02
5	—	328	115.00–120.00	116.94
6	—	358	115.00–120.00	117.23
3	—	713	96.00–102.00	98.66
12	—	530	110.00–118.00	114.51
4	—	435	110.00–120.00	113.71
10	—	570	110.00–116.00	113.39
1	—	660	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	110.00–115.00	112.95
3	—	510	105.00–110.00	107.99
5	—	427	110.00–115.00	111.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	121.00	121.00
5	—	569	125.00–135.00	130.04
5	—	616	123.00–127.00	125.19
4	—	469	135.00–145.00	138.81
6	—	513	130.00–137.50	133.39
14	—	419	137.50–148.00	141.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	773	90.00–94.00	91.63
4	—	529	90.00–94.00	92.25
2	—	820	90.00–94.00	92.02
2	—	735	90.00–95.00	92.52
3	—	570	90.00–93.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	562	114.00–120.00	119.41
2	—	718	106.00–109.00	107.48
12	—	423	120.00–130.00	123.64
15	—	468	120.00–130.00	124.80
8	—	532	115.00–125.00	119.61
3	—	633	107.00–118.00	111.98
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	90.00	90.00
1	—	295	82.50	82.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	810	330.00–350.00	340.12
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	923	700.00–790.00	742.44
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	759	400.00–580.00	501.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,073	635.00–725.00	670.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,186	825.00–950.00	894.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,186	870.00–960.00	916.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,040	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,087.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,080	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,819	106.00–112.00	108.36
9	—	1,646	90.00–100.00	94.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,454	64.00–70.00	68.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,341	82.00–83.00	82.27
89	—	1,208	64.00–80.00	72.82
14	—	1,137	50.00–62.00	57.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	850	50.00–60.00	54.20
17	—	883	65.00–78.00	70.12

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle